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F-35B aircraft test flight with AIM-9X Sidewinder
Navy test pilot Lt. Christopher Tabert flies F-35B aircraft BF-3 with inert AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles Sept. 19 over the Atlantic Test Ranges. The test flight evaluated airplane structural loads and flying qualities during maneuvering flight. The F-35B is the variant… Continue reading
Oman – AIM-9X Block II SIDEWINDER All-Up-Round Missiles
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on June 12 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Oman for 55 AIM-9X Block II SIDEWINDER All-Up-Round Missiles, 36 AIM-9X Block II SIDEWINDER Captive Air Training Missiles, 6 AIM-9X… Continue reading
Raytheon Wins $39.6 Million US Navy Contract for AIM-9X
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $39.6 million contract for Fiscal Year 2012 production and delivery of the AIM-9X Block II infrared-guided air-to-air missile. The contract, which modifies a previously awarded contract, was announced on Jan. 31… Continue reading
New Raytheon AIM-9X Block II Missile Achieves Two-for-Two in Testing
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 21, 2009 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A U.S. Air Force F-15C fired Raytheon Company’s (NYSE: RTN) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder advanced, infrared-guided air-to-air missile as part of the missile’s developmental testing program. The weapon successfully guided and passed within… Continue reading
Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder Demonstrates Air-To-Surface Capability
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 9, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) demonstrated the capability to employ the AIM-9X Sidewinder advanced infrared-guided air-to-air missile to attack surface targets.Â
During a Sept. 23 test, an AIM-9X fired from a U.S. Air Force… Continue reading